Lot 317 o
Madagascar, 1895 Thick "15" handstamped surcharge on 25c Black on rose, Majunga provisional, surcharge mostly washed off as nearly always, well centered, cancelled by cds; expertly repaired at bottom right corner, Very Fine appearance, ex-Gibralter, Gross; signed Bernichan and Calves.Scott Nos. 22C $12,750.
Only a tiny number of this rare provisional have survived, all of which are used and virtually all of which have faults to some degree.